The Novels of Honore De Balzac: History of the Grandeur and Downfall of Cesar Birotteau
by Honore De Balzac
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Leonard Smithers, 1897. Hardcover. Good. 1897. First Edition Thus. 449 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt to spine and rear. Black illustration to front. Rough cut pages to text block edge. Unnumbered limited copy of 250. Black & white illustrations. Pages remain bright and clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Heavier tanning to endpaper & pastedowns. Pencil inscription to front endpaper. Binding is weak. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Spine has crushing to both ends. Spine is heavily tanned. Book has forward lean.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1626858778ADA
- Title
- The Novels of Honore De Balzac: History of the Grandeur and Downfall of Cesar Birotteau
- Author
- Honore De Balzac
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Leonard Smithers
- Date Published
- 1897
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...